R.I.P. Isaac Hayes. Born in August 1942, Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was a soul legend. In modern culture he will be remembered for his soundtrack to the iconic blaxploitation movie, Shaft, and also his long running part as the voice of Chef in the TV show South Park. Isaac was found unconscious [...]~~
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Like the passing of James Brown, Curtis Mayfield or Ray Charles, it is hard to fully grasp the enormity of what has been lost with this weekend's death of Isaac Hayes. The baritone giant will forever be linked with Shaft, for better or for worse, but as critically and commercially important that was in Hayes' long career, it is just one tiny fragment of his overall contributions to R&B and soul...
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--- - |- *These pictures were taken by me from about 450 away from the stage with very little light. To whatever extent they came out well, I thank my Canon S3IS with the 12x optical zoom and the 48x digital zoom.Last night's Isaac Hayes show at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park will not go down as one of the great soul shows of all time. But that's so besides the point that it just about ...
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This post is not really about the song posted, but I figgered I'd carry on the car theme laid down in one of the most music laden posts of all time: Deadman's Rock N Roll AutomobilesAs I said in the post, I'm not really into cars in the aesthetic sense. I don't get misty about a '71 Pontiac LeMans (as seen in French Connection) or a "Highland Green" 1968 Ford Mustang 390 CID Fastback (as seen i...
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A few weeks ago mogger Lester Jonze started a series of excellent posts about the importance of album track order. He's up to track three..check those out.I feel like the final track of an album has significance. It should, hopefully,point to the future or start a new idea, or make you want more.Stax records was pretty much dead when Isaac Hayes-Chocolate Chip came out in '75. Corporate shenani...
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Tonight returns to the film work of the late lamented Isaac Hayes, here in instrumental mode with a much loved track from the soundtrack of "Shaft", if memory serves. Like much early seventies Isaac, brevity isn't its strong point, but it's a pretty cool groove
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My Funky Friday contribution. This is from a sampler from Stax records.A tune by Isaac Hayes
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Sultry soul singer Isaac Hayes died Sunday evening in Memphis. No autopsy was performed, but his family doctor declared the cause of death as a stroke, since Hayes had suffered them previously and was currently being treated for high blood pressure. According to an AP report, Hayes was in his Memphis home, lying next to a treadmill that was still running when family members found him and call...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless ``Theme From Shaft'' won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. He was 65.A family member found him unresponsive near a treadmill and he was pronounced dead an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, according to the sheriff's office. Th...
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following the sad news announced a few hours ago.Isaac Hayes - Nothing Takes the Place of You.Kind of says it all, really.Thanks for all the great music.
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I can't see 50 Cent seeing his way clear to do a Carpenter's cover..But Ike wielded power like fiddy and was able to assert his manhood with the tune.. Abs notwithstanding,I like Ike. I like Ike's mood. They called Mr.Hayes, Black Moses..what did 50 ever deliver for you?
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the final tribute goes to Isaac Hayes. Once again, mere words cannot do justice to a career that progressed from being an in-house songwriter at Stax for the likes of Sam & Dave in the sixties, to his role as "Chef" in South Park, taking in "Hot Buttered Soul", "Black Moses", "Shaft", "Disco Connection" and Scientology. I've chosen a lesser known track from the soundtrack of "Shaft" here.Isaac ...
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There comes a time when you wonder why young and talented individuals die soon? God is calling them home for a reasonYesterday Bernie Mac passed and now soul man Issac Hayes is with the angels.I remembered Issac Hayes as creating the SHAFT sound which the character was played by Richard Roundtree in the movie
Ike started his rap back in the early 1960's working for "Stax Records":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stax_Recordsblowing sax as a studio musician and later helping pen classics like "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," "Soul Man," and "Hold On, I'm Comin'". Later on though, he found his own voice releasing his first solo album in 1967, _Presenting Isaac Hayes_, and the excellent _Hot Butter...
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This guy always did it for me. He was most known and loved for his "Theme From Shaft", but for me he's always been way beyond that. His versions of "Walk On By" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" are mesmerizing. His co-writes on songs like "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'" are all-time classics and his musical arrangements helped define my priorities as an artist and producer. He was my...
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